In a message dated 3/10/01 5:04:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> I've never used or built a solar heater for the express purpose of
>  liquifying honey.  However, I was in the solar industry for awhile and
>  suggest that, while the project is certainly doable, controlling the
>  temperature will be harder than you might imagine.
>
There is a device called a sol-a-vent sold in gardening catalogs for the
purpose of venting excess heat from garden coldframes.  It lifts a
lightwieght panel or a counterbalanced sash.
It might work for the purpose of a solar honey melter.